New Jersey Correspondents' Club Show tonight

Gov. Chris Christie after being elected RGA chairman in late 2013. (AP photo)

Here's a quick peek at the New Jersey politics docket for Wednesday, May 21st, 2014, which includes the New Jersey version of the annual White House Correspondents Club or Gridiron Club events. No formal wear except for the band, so we're not quite the #nerdprom -- or even the #nerdjuniorcotillion. (A quick advertisement: There are still a few tickets available for the show; call the NJ Press Association at (609) 406-0600 if interested. Proceeds benefit journalism scholarships. Not to give away the jokes, but we might sing a funny song or three about a bridge.)

Tonight, Christie gets the last word at the New Jersey Legislative Correspondents' Club annual show, after reporters tell jokes and sing -- some of us better than others -- parodies at his and others' expense, 8 p.m. at the Hamilton Manor. Reporter Matt Friedman of the Star-Ledger is this year's club president. The show is the club's 114th.

Assembly Budget Committee gets revenue updates regarding the proposed 2015 state budget, 10 a.m. from the Office of Legislative Services and 1 p.m. from state Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff. The latter will likely face many questions about the planned reduction in pension contributions.

Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno visits The Peddler, 11 a.m. in Long Branch.

3rd District congressional candidate Steve Lonegan holds a press conference featuring victims of the wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes in Sylmar, California, 1 p.m. in Moorestown. They've battled with the insurance company that candidate Tom MacArthur used to head.

Statehouse Reporter:
Michael Symons is one of the longest-tenured reporters currently covering New Jersey politics from the Statehouse in Trenton, an assignment that has spanned six governors – though because it’s been a particularly tumultuous era, that’s actually only been since 2000. Before being assigned to Trenton, where his specialties include the state budget, Michael worked at the Home News Tribune (back when it had an ampersand in its name) and one of its predecessors, The News Tribune. He’s a lifelong New Jerseyan, raised in North Arlington in Bergen County and currently living in East Amwell in Hunterdon County, with a stop in between to graduate from Rutgers University in New Brunswick in 1993. Michael is co-author of the first biography of Gov. Chris Christie, ""Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power,"" published in 2012 by St. Martin’s Press. He has appeared on national television outlets such as MSNBC and C-SPAN, is a regular guest on NJTV’s public-affairs program Reporters Roundtable and has been interviewed on radio stations in New Jersey and around the country. In 2008, he created a state politics blog, Capitol Quickies, that continues to provide news and not-quite-news about New Jersey, its politics and government, including a daily scene-setter of the state’s political calendar. He’s on Twitter at @MichaelSymons_, where every week he receives inquiries about cooking he’s ill-equipped to answer from people hoping to connect with the similarly named Iron Chef star.